Baby Bootie Help

[Kelly Peron]

Hi everyone. I recently started making these. http://crafts.creativebug.com/crochet-booties-beginners-1616.html however, they seem a bit on the small size, like 1.5 - 2 inches. How can I make them larger and still follow the pattern? What would these fit? Preemies or newborns? Thanks for your help.

 

Kelly

[Real Deal]

I checked the pattern. It calls for a K hook, which is quite large, but baby or sport weight yarn, which is small. This is an odd combination. I have a couple of suggestions.

 

Go down to a J hook, and up to worsted weight yarn. Work the pattern as stated and see what you get. This will probably work best.

 

If you want to use baby or sport weight yarn, go down to a G or H hook, and work the pattern as stated. This will probably be very small. This might be a preemie size.

 

No matter what, you can always add a few sts to your starting ch and / or extra rows to enlarge the pattern.